[Najzero]

Hello fellow DD-WRT people,

as I struggled quite a while with this, I just thought I ask.
Currently I used a DLan ( so Lan over power-lines ) to supply my roof with an Ethernet connection. As this connection is awfully slow ( max 6 mb/s ) I was on the lookout for a wireless bridge and finally (thought so ) found a solution in DD-WRT ( bought a cheap TP WR841N for this ).

For the current network environment:

Living Room:
Internet Connection Socket
Primary Router ( PR from now on ), DHCP - 192.168.188.1
TV Network - getting IP from PR
Audio-Station - getting IP via DHCP from PR

Roof:
My Workstation - Currently connected via DLAN ( DHCP from primary router )
NAS - static IP 192.168.188.200 - Gateway/DNS: PR

So, I followed the DD-WRT installation, ripped out the DLAN adapters, plugged my workstation, NAS and a - not so important - Printer into the ethernet sockets of the new TP-Link Router with DD-WRT on it, and tried to configure Wireless Bridge Mode.

My Problem:
Whatever I do, I cant reach my NAS from my PC.
(or if I setup the static IP-Adress to match the DD-WRT subnet, eg 192.168.189.x, I cant see my files on my TV/Music Station...)

The IP-Adress should remain static for the NAS.
Funny thing is, I can reach the NAS from my living room, even though it is connected via the wireless bridge via the static IP-Adress - but not from my workstation.
I stronlgy believe, this is due the fact, that the TP-Link sees IP-Adress Request from my PC, and can't route it correctly, passes it to the PR and ... end.


I already saw http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=303943 and spend quite some time fiddling with names I thought fitting ( static routing ), but as I am no hardcore network specialist, I thought I ask around here.


My Configurations tried till now on my Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r28417 (12/03/15)
Configuration 1
DD-WRT supplying own DHCP: 192.168.189.1
Wireless Mode: Client
Firewall/Filter in DD-WRT: off
NAS static IP: 192.168.188.200, can reach Internet via Ethernet Port 1 -> Wireless Bridge .
But can't be reached from Ethernet Port 2 ( my workstation ) receiving IP via DHPC from DD-WRT.

Configuration 2
DD-WRT - no own DHPC
Wireless Mode: Client Bridge ( Routed )
NAS: static IP still
Workstation: getting IP adress via PR ( 192.168.188.x )

Can't reach NAS from PC.

Currently I plugged in the DLAN into the NAS and the socket next to the PR ( now my workstation can reach the NAS )

How can I configure my DD-WRT Router, that I can plugin my NAS into the DD-WRT, so my connection in the roof uses the fast ethernet socket, and still can be reached in the living room tv/audio station?

A static route/ a dynamic route?
Kind Regards
Naj

[ian5142]

If you are looking for a perfect bridge, use WDS.
Read this wiki article: https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.pbp/WDS_Linked_router_network

Use either just Atheros or just Broadcom routers running DD-WRT, preferably the same build.

If you do want to use Client bridge, set up a DHCP forwarder on the client bridge, turn off the firewall on it as well. Enable UPNP on both the client bridge and the primary.

[Per Yngve Berg]

Is the Operating Mode of your dd-wrt router Gateway or Router?

http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Linking_Routers